"mid-central" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From mid + central. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|mid|central}} mid + central Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} mid-central (not comparable)
  1. (phonetics, of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue in a position approximately halfway between an open and a close vowel and approximately halfway between a front and a back vowel. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Phonetics
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